Easter Island Head with Headphones

I’m sure you are familiar with the ancient head sculptures that were discovered on Easter Island many years ago… Well, I thought I’d make a sculpture of one of them, but with a twist. Hence, this one is wearing a pair of music headphones.
It is made from polymer clay, Milliput Putty, paint and fake grass, with a metal base. It measures 3 inches wide and 4 inches tall.

Currently available in my Etsy store for US$125 with free shipping to US or Canada. Direct link here.

From the Wiki page on the statues:
“The moai are monolithic statues, and their minimalist style reflects forms found throughout Polynesia. Moai are carved from volcanic tuff (solidified ash). The human figures would be outlined in the rock wall first, then chipped away until only the image was left.[13] The over-large heads (a three-to-five ratio between the head and the trunk, a sculptural trait consistent with the Polynesian belief in the sanctity of the chiefly head) have heavy brows and elongated noses with a distinctive fish-hook-shaped curl of the nostrils. The lips protrude in a thin pout. Like the nose, the ears are elongated and oblong in form. The jaw lines stand out against the truncated neck. The torsos are heavy, sometimes, the clavicles are subtly outlined in stone too. The arms are carved in bas relief and rest against the body in various positions, hands and long slender fingers resting along the crests of the hips, meeting at the hami (loincloth), with the thumbs sometimes pointing towards the navel. Generally, the anatomical features of the backs are not detailed, but sometimes bear a ring and girdle motif on the buttocks and lower back. Except for one kneeling moai, the statues do not have clearly visible legs.”

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